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Weather at Gale Crater
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Weather at Gale Crater
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Weather at Gale Crater
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MARCI weather report, December 24-30, 2018
Storm activity remained active for the northern hemisphere of Mars this past week. Dust-lifting along the Acidalia storm-track, which started in the previous week, continued south into Aonia Terra. During that time, a subsequent dust storm was spotted over Chryse … Continue reading
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MARCI weather report, December 17-23, 2018
A slight uptick in dust-lifting activity was observed last week on Mars. Dust storms over Acidalia Planitia pushed southward along the storm-track towards eastern Valles Marineris. Meanwhile, the plains of Amazonis, Arcadia, and Utopia encountered repeated local-scale dust storms. Looking … Continue reading
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Weather at Gale Crater
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MARCI weather report, December 3-9, 2018
Dust lifting events were slightly more abundant for the northern hemisphere of Mars this past week. Near the beginning of the week, dust storm activity observed over Tempe Terra dipped southward towards Chryse Planitia by the following sol. By mid-week, … Continue reading
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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MARCI weather report, Nov 25-Dec 2, 2018
Transient local-scale dust storms brought about dusty conditions over northern Amazonis and southern Phlegra last week. Near the end of the week, dust activity spotted over Xanthe Terra, quickly subsided and pushed a cloud of dust southward to northeast Noachis. … Continue reading
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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